Medieval Studies

Undergraduate & Graduate Dates to Remember*

Fall Term 2010

August 20-22 MBA OrientationAugust 25-29 Wolfpack Welcome August 30 Classes beginSeptember 3 Add deadline October 29 Last day to withdraw & last day
to apply for graduationDecember 10 Last day of classesDecember 11-17 Final Exams

Spring Term 2011

January 8 New Student Orientation; MBA OrientationJanuary 10 Classes beginJanuary 14 Add deadlineMarch 4 Last day to withdrawMay 4 Last day of classes for undergraduate studentsMay 5 Last day of classes for graduate studentsMay 6-12 Final Exams for day division May 9-12 Final Exams for graduate and evening students May 14 Commencement - all colleges

The Medieval Studies minor offers the opportunity to address a variety of questions about the Middle Ages as well as about our own time: Why did thousands of Christian soldiers march off to uncertain wars against the "infidels" in the Crusades? How does an understanding of these holy wars enable us to think about conflicts fought over competing religious ideologies today? How does an understanding of medieval antifeminism assist our analysis of modern sexual inequality and discrimination?

Whether you study the past for the sake of its own triumphs and failures, or as a distant mirror reflecting our own, the academic pursuit of medieval culture opens up innumerable opportunities to explore the human condition in its many varied forms.

Minor Requirements

The minor requires 18 hours of Medieval Studies courses.

9 hours are from the following required courses:

HIST - A306 Middle Ages

3 crs.

ENGL - A316 Medieval Survey

3 crs.

Medieval Thought (choose one)

PHIL A405 History of Medieval Philosophy

3 crs.

PHIL U270 Philosophy and Religion in the Middle Ages

3 crs.

RELS A201 Medieval Christian Thought

3 crs.

RELS U386 Medieval Synthesis

3 crs.

The remaining 9 hours are to be chosen from the following Core courses or Supporting courses. Selections must be approved by the Medieval Studies Chair.